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Title:
Xenon 2: Megablast
Platform: Atari ST Computer
Developer: The Bitmap Brothers
Publisher: Image Works
Release: 1989
Xenon2:
Megablast is ©1989 Mirrorsoft Ltd, ©1989 The
Bitmap Brothers.
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Playing: Megablast
(Music
sequenced by Chuck Dodgers) |
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Shortly after inserting
the Xenon 2 diskette, a hip hop track by Bomb The
Bass blasts out of the speakers to accompany the
game's then-cool credit presentation. With a click
of the fire button, you're blasting away wave after
wave of Triassic and |
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Jurassic amoeba,
insects, and creatures, while climbing the
evolutionary scale to the final space level, by
which time you're probably begging for more padding
at the edge of your seat. Only by collecting credits
left behind by vaporized foes can you upgrade your
ship and have a chance at surviving the next level.
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Released in August 1989, Xenon 2: Megablast
revolutionized the shoot'em up and left its players
with a sore thumb aching to play again.
It hosted the most challenging and addictive
shoot'em up action we've ever experienced, even to
this day. The Bitmap Brothers defined the term
"armed to the teeth" and today's games
still don't match the awesome firepower of Xenon 2.
Gameplay and re-playability deserved top marks.
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Graphically, Xenon 2 was pixel-perfect. From the
title's slick black packaging to the gorgeous
parallax background, to the player's glowing ship
ammunition, the art deserved all 5 stars and more.
In fact, we literally
deciphered their 16-colour palette and
incorporated it to many of our 4-bit color
games on the Atari ST. The Bitmap Brothers had
found the perfect "gray", brown, and
green shades, and proved this by using the
same, or very similar, palette in Gods
(another fabulous game by The Bitmap Brothers).
Xenon 2's music and sound was as good as it
could ever be on the Atari ST. The tune was so
catchy; we didn't care about its endless
looping during the entire game.
No game is without flaw, and Xenon 2 was no
exception. The ending, or more specifically
the lack of one, was its only noticeable
defect. However, as shocking as it was for the
player, its high re-playability made up for
it.
Xenon 2: Megablast will truly continue to influence our
game designs. Surprisingly enough, today's
game creators still haven't tapped some of its
obvious ingredients for success.
- Yamisoft team.
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Entertainment Inc.
Yamisoft Entertainment Inc. is a registered company of British
Columbia. Incorporation number 644783.
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